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Chapter 38 - Urea cycle disorders

from Section IV - Metabolic liver disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2014

By
Derek Wong  and
Stephen Cederbaum
Edited by
Frederick J. Suchy ,
Ronald J. Sokol  and
William F. Balistreri
Derek Wong
Affiliation:
Division of Medical Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, CA, USA
Stephen Cederbaum
Affiliation:
University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Frederick J. Suchy
Affiliation:
University of Colorado Medical Center
Ronald J. Sokol
Affiliation:
University of Colorado Medical Center
William F. Balistreri
Affiliation:
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
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Liver Disease in Children , pp. 664 - 672
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2014

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